File Metadata on Hover

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Steve,

Open Regedit.exe and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

Backup the key by exporting to a REG file.

In the right-pane, double-click InfoTip value and set it's data as follows:

prop:Type;DocAuthor;DocTitle;DocSubject;DocComments;Write;Size

If this problem occurs when accessing a network share, post back. There is a
different registry value that you need to modify, in that case.


--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Steve Fusco" <SFusco@n0spam.maguiregroup.com> wrote in message
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>A user reports that she used to be able to see the Metadata for a given
>Word
> doc simply by hovering her mouse over the file name in Windows Explorer.
> Now all she
> sees in the resulting hover window is a box that says "Microsoft Word
> Document" and the file size. What can I do to make it such that the
> Author,
> Subject, Title etc from the document properties summary show again? She
> used
> to have Windows 98 with Office 2000. Now she is using XP with Office XP...
>
> Thanks.

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ToolTips do not display complete information about files that are located on
a network share:
http://www.winxptutor.com/quicktip.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Steve Fusco" <SFusco@n0spam.maguiregroup.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks! It is a network share - so could you please provide me with that
> registry fix, as well?
>

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You're very welcome Steve.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Steve Fusco" <SFusco@n0spam.maguiregroup.com> wrote in message
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> That worked like a charm. Thank you so much.
>